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I carry my backpack like a burden. Before it
was cool, before it was a hip-hop label that
some wear with pride and others mock, I was
(and still am) a “Backpacker”. I’m not
ashamed of it; I’m not proud of it; I just am." |
by Ahred
It started for me in 1992. I was kneeling at my bedside praying, more like complaining, to God. I had two piles of tapes on my bed. One was my new "Christian Rap" pile and the other was my hip-hop pile. Both piles were the source for my complaints. "Why can't this 'Christian' rap sound like my hip-hop? Why can't my hip-hop have a 'Christian' message?" I sat confused, frustrated, and totally hopeless. Did I have to give up good music for the sake of good message? "Lord, what should I do?" The answer changed my life: "Shut up or do better!" I'll never forget those words. I got up from that spot and started my hip-hop "career". I had been writing since '86, but now I had purpose and vision, and I was willing to step out and see what would happen.
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